Once you find the name of your German ancestor’s hometown, you’ll want to pinpoint the location so you can start researching church and other historical records in the right city or village. The Kartenmeister website helps you locate more than 71,000 places in what was once...

If you use a cloud backup service with storage limit, you may be looking for files to eliminate from your online archive. You probably don’t need to back up every single file, but do use caution when excluding: Better to back up a file now than wish you...

In genealogy-years, the Cyndi’s List website is but a babe. But in internet-years, this popular family history website full of links is a venerable old-timer. In March, Cyndi’s List celebrates two decades as the premiere directory for online genealogy resources. If you’ve ever searched the web...

In addition to free indexes and records, subscription sites may offer complimentary family history tools, though subscriptions may be required to get the most out of them: Access to online catalogs: Through AmericanAncestors, you can access the New England Historic Genealogical Society’s online catalog of its library collections...